Zariski geometries : geometry from the logician's point of view /

"This book presents methods and results from the theory of Zariski structures and discusses their applications in geometry as well as various other mathematical fields. Its logical approach helps us understand why algebraic geometry is so fundamental throughout mathematics and why the extension...

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Main Author: Zilber, Boris
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Series:London Mathematical Society lecture note series ; 360.
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Summary:"This book presents methods and results from the theory of Zariski structures and discusses their applications in geometry as well as various other mathematical fields. Its logical approach helps us understand why algebraic geometry is so fundamental throughout mathematics and why the extension to noncommutative geometry, which has been forced by recent developments in quantum physics, is both natural and necessary. Beginning with a crash course in model theory, this book will suit not only model theorists but also readers with a more classical geometric background"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 212 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780521735605 (pbk.)
0521735602 (pbk.)